" , , # # Carlia Population from Java and Population from George R. Zug Carlia (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 USA; Email:
[email protected]. Washington, An Outlying Comments on Species Groups within the Genus Comments on Species Groups Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Zoology, Department of Vertebrate # " , , # # PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Series 4, Volume 61, No. 8, pp. 389–408, 3 figs., 3 tables, Appendix September 15, 2010 An Outlying Carlia Population from Java and Comments on Species Groups within the Genus Carlia (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) George R. Zug Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 USA; Email:
[email protected]. A population of Carlia occurs on Pulau Tindjil off the southwest tip of Java, distant from all other populations and species. A set of unique traits identifies the Tindjil Carlia as a new taxon; it is described herein. The new species has its closest affinities to populations (C. peronii, C. spinauris) living on Timor. Although the latter species has been considered a synonym of the former one, evidence is presented indicating that each name represents a unique species, a lowland and a montane one, respec- tively. Comparison of Carlia species is aided by the establishment of groups of pre- sumed related species; these species groups are named and morphologically defined here. KEY WORDS: Squamata, Scincidae, Carlia peronii, Carlia spinauris, Lesser Sunda Islands, Java, geographic variation, new species, intrageneric relationships, nomenclature. Carlia, the four-fingered skink, is a moderately diverse genus of Australopapuan lizards.